Simon Kent is a distinguished Senior Partner at Kearney and Co-Chair of the Global Partner Selection Committee. With over three decades of experience in the global financial services sector, Simon brings a wealth of knowledge, strategic insight, and leadership experience.
At Kearney, Simon has served as the Global Lead Partner for Financial Services, a role in which he demonstrated exceptional leadership by guiding the firm's Financial Services Practice through a period of unprecedented growth. Under his stewardship, the practice doubled its business in Europe, established a substantial presence in the Middle East and Africa, and made strategic inroads into the Asia Pacific region.
Simon is a trusted advisor to Boards and Executive teams and specialises in major strategic transformations focused on growth, simplification, and innovation. Simon’s role extends beyond strategic advice; he is deeply involved in talent development. As Co-Chair of Kearney’s Global Partner Selection Committee, he plays a crucial role in shaping the firm’s leadership by selecting and mentoring talent seeking to gain full equity partnership.
A recognised thought leader, Simon has authored numerous articles on pivotal industry trends such as AI and digital transformation. His insights are frequently sought after, as evidenced by his regular contributions as an industry commentator and his representation of Kearney at the prestigious World Economic Forum in Davos.
Recognition of Simon’s professional excellence is reflected in his inclusion in the Top 25 Financial Services Consultants and Leaders for both 2024 and 2022. This accolade is a testament to his significant contributions and leadership within the industry.
- Agile and differentiated operations
- Capital management and risk mitigation
- Organization models and governance
- Sales and distribution effectiveness
- Strategies that build shareholder confidence
- Transformation
Kearney Financial Services can help you meet the new requirements and challenges in today's financial sector and deliver on what comes next. Wherever you stand, big change is coming, and it’s coming right now. The payments revolution is well underway. One in five consumers are already saying their primary bank is a challenger. Whether you’re in banking, insurance, or payments, it’s time to decide what sort of relationship you want with your customers and how you want to make that happen. But it’s also an opportunity to make a real impact. We can help.
Our Capabilities:
Agile and differentiated operations, Capital management and risk mitigation, Organization models and governance, Sales and distribution effectiveness, Strategies that build shareholder confidence, and Transformation.
Since 1926, we have been trusted advisors to the world’s foremost organizations and we continue to live by the principles established by our founder Andrew Thomas (Tom) Kearney so long ago: “Our success as consultants will depend on the essential rightness of the advice we give and our capacity for convincing those in authority that it is good.“
Kearney is a leading global management consulting firm with more than 5,700 people working in more than 40 countries. We work with more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500, as well as with the most influential governmental and nonprofit organizations.
Kearney is a partner-owned firm with a distinctive, collegial culture that transcends organizational and geographic boundaries—and it shows. Regardless of location or rank, our consultants are down to earth, approachable, and have a shared passion for doing innovative client work that provides clear benefits to the organizations we work with in both the short and long term.
